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Answering the age old question...

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Chatting at the urinal is verboten in the US. It's an unwritten rule. You'll be the village pariah if you try.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Unless you're at a dive bar, in which case it's apparently mandatory.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

My boss chatted me about a project at the urinal during our quarterly onsite a few months back. Wtf dude. Can you really not wait til we get back to the conference room‽

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

It's only maybe acceptable in the rare instance that you walk into the restroom together with a friend mid-conversation

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

There are certain repeat offenders at my workplace

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Tell them you're trying something new for the new year: that your body faces those you talk to. If they start up a conversation while at the urinal, just rotate your body to face them. Because it's important to focus your full attention when conversing. They'll stop after the first time.